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Marvel Comics fans have been waiting for this big-screen Spider-Man since the character made his print debut in 1962, which attaches impossible expectations to a film that rates as a solid success without breaking out of the spandex ghetto in the way that Batman Returns or X-Men did. Tobey Maguire is ideally cast as speccy Peter Parker, a high school swot with personal problems. The suit and effects take over when he gets bitten by a genetically engineered (i.e., no longer radioactive) spider and transforms into a web-swinging superhero who finds that these super-powers don't really help him get close to the girl next door (Kirsten Dunst) or protect his elderly guardian (Cliff Robertson) from random violence. The villain of the piece is Peter's best friend's industrialist father (Willem Dafoe) who has dosed himself on an experimental serum which makes him go all Jekyll-and-Hyde and emerge as the cackling Green Goblin, who soon gets a grudge against Spider-Man.
Sam Raimi gives it all a bright, airy, kinetic feel, with wonderful aerial stuff as Spider-Man escapes from his troubles by swinging between skyscrapers, and the rethink of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's origin story is managed with a canny mix of faithfulness (JK Simmons' as the crass editor JJ Jameson is the image of the comic character) and send-up (after a big introduction, Spider-Man finally appears in a really rubbish first attempt at a spider costume). Maguire and the impossibly sweet Dunst make it work as a hesitant teen romance, but somehow the second half, which brings on the villain to give the hero someone to fight, is only exciting when it wants to be affecting too. --Kim Newman
Sam Raimi gives it all a bright, airy, kinetic feel, with wonderful aerial stuff as Spider-Man escapes from his troubles by swinging between skyscrapers, and the rethink of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's origin story is managed with a canny mix of faithfulness (JK Simmons' as the crass editor JJ Jameson is the image of the comic character) and send-up (after a big introduction, Spider-Man finally appears in a really rubbish first attempt at a spider costume). Maguire and the impossibly sweet Dunst make it work as a hesitant teen romance, but somehow the second half, which brings on the villain to give the hero someone to fight, is only exciting when it wants to be affecting too. --Kim Newman
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Average teenager Peter Parker is transformed into an extraordinary super hero after he is accidentally bitten by a radioactive spider. When his beloved uncle is savagely murdered during a robbery, young Peter vows to use his powers to avenge his death. Deeming himself "Spider-Man", he sets about ridding the streets of crime, bringing him into conflict with malevolent super-villain "Green Goblin."
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Still Marvels highest grossing film, 2002s Spiderman is a fun, colourful and exciting comic book film - one I dreamt of seeing as a child.
Tobey Maguire is a great Peter Parker and Sam Raimi's direction is solid, the action scenes are very well handled.
Revisiting Spiderman, its still a very enjoyable and likeable film BUT...
Green Goblins outfit...I still haven't forgiven the producers for it. Its so wrong and cheap looking, and during fight scenes it cheapens the feel of the film and at times looks like an episode of Power Rangers.
The CGI...I hate people judging a film by its effects work, they should treat it as a product of the time, but even in 2002, the CGI wasn't good enough, and still isn't. Especially during scenes with Spiderman in his first appearance outfit, and Peter getting to grips with his new abilities.
I'll always have fond memories of this film, and its a little dated, but still great escapism, avoiding the 'darkness' of alot of other comic book movies. I'd recommend this for fans of any age.
Tobey Maguire is a great Peter Parker and Sam Raimi's direction is solid, the action scenes are very well handled.
Revisiting Spiderman, its still a very enjoyable and likeable film BUT...
Green Goblins outfit...I still haven't forgiven the producers for it. Its so wrong and cheap looking, and during fight scenes it cheapens the feel of the film and at times looks like an episode of Power Rangers.
The CGI...I hate people judging a film by its effects work, they should treat it as a product of the time, but even in 2002, the CGI wasn't good enough, and still isn't. Especially during scenes with Spiderman in his first appearance outfit, and Peter getting to grips with his new abilities.
I'll always have fond memories of this film, and its a little dated, but still great escapism, avoiding the 'darkness' of alot of other comic book movies. I'd recommend this for fans of any age.
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